Gateway Operations
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Introduction
Gateway Operations provides comprehensive monitoring and logging capabilities to ensure stable ingress gateway performance. It addresses:
- Real-time health visibility challenges
- Alert fatigue through smart thresholds
- Post-mortem analysis needs
- Compliance auditing requirements
Core value: Proactive maintenance and rapid troubleshooting
Features
- Auto-refreshing metrics dashboard
- Built-in alert policies (CPU/Memory)
- Multi-level log verbosity control
- Access log pattern analysis
- Historical event tracking
Gateway Monitoring
Real-Time Metrics Access
- Navigate: Service Mesh > Gateway > Monitoring
- Use controls:
- Manual refresh: Click
- Auto-refresh: Set interval via
- Manual refresh: Click
- View details:
- Toggle chart lines via
- Adjust thresholds with
- Toggle chart lines via
Key Monitoring Metrics
Log Management
Configuration Steps
- Access gateway details page
- Update parameters:
Access Log Analysis
Sample Entry:
Critical Fields:
Alert Management
- Preconfigured Policies:
- Pod health status
- Resource overutilization
- Notification Setup:
- Navigate: Operations Center > Alert Policies
- Configure receivers/webhooks
Retention & Compliance
- Log retention: Set via Operations Center > Log Strategy
- Audit trail: 6 months default retention
- Encryption: TLS 1.2+ for log transmission